THOM LOVERRO: In this area, battle is to be host with most – The Wash. Examiner The Washington Nationals are expected to bid for the 2015 All-Star game, the next one available to a National League team. The Cincinnati Reds and Miami Marlins, who began playing in their ballparks in 2003 and this season, respectively,

THOM LOVERRO – Franchise’s new face has same blemishes – The Wash. TimesWas Cool Hand Luke on TV recently? Loverro wants Nats players to spend a “night in the box” when they screw up. Frankly, there are no “Lukes” on this team — well not since Robert Fick left, right? After six or seven beers

THOM LOVERRO – LOVERRO: The Lerners fail to answer for problems – The Wash. TimesNone of the Lerner family, the principle owners of the Nationals, were at yesterday’s press conference. Loverro and many others want them to give some face time given the state of the Washington Nationals. I can’t get worked up about it

Based on what I am seeing on Google Reader and Twitter at 12:07 p.m., Manny Acta is still the manager of the Washington Nationals. You have less than half a day to be correct, Ken Rosenthal. If Acta makes it through today, he probably makes it through until Friday as it is unusual to fire